HIE News Round Up: CMS Draft Rule and EHR Data Exchange; Interoperability in Common Health Record; and Vaccination Rate Reporting
Welcome to the Health Information Exchange Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to health information exchange.
CMS Draft Rule Could Modernize EHR Data Exchange, Public Health
A CMS draft rule set to improve the hospital reimbursement process could also transform patient data exchange, effectively revolutionizing the EHR to improve patient safety and support public health needs, according to Pew Charitable Trusts.
How a Health Information Exchange Consortium Helped Cut Costs
While Alaska is physically removed from the continental United States, the state’s health information exchange (HIE), healtheConnect Alaska, has joined a health IT consortium that connects them with stateside HIEs to save costs and promote innovation.
Industry’s Role for Interoperability in Common Health Record
Health leaders at DoD and VA are working through transforming processes ahead of the new federal electronic health record, according to this Government CIO article.
HIEs Join SHIEC To Enhance Health Interoperability, Collaboration
SHIEC announced that three new state HIE members have joined the organization to boost care coordination, interoperability, and industry collaboration in an effort to improve patient outcomes.
VA EHR Modernization Program Cost Underestimated By Up to $2.6B
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ ongoing EHR modernization effort is likely to cost $1 billion to $2.6 billion more than originally estimated, as the department did not account for some physical infrastructure costs in its original projections, according to an audit from the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Healthcare CIOs Invest In Health IT, EHR Optimization Post COVID-19
Healthcare organizations are investing in health IT resources and EHR optimization after a year of COVID-19 financial turbulence, according to a survey conducted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc.
Interoperability Will Unleash Power of AI for Medical Imaging
Interoperability across health systems could help unleash the power of AI in medical imaging and healthcare overall, according to a keynote talk at the recent Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.
Vaccination Rates Must Be Reported by Mid-June Under New CMS Rule
In a reminder to owners/operators in the skilled nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID) spaces, the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) said civil money penalties (CMPs) under a new federal rule will automatically process if providers fail to report their vaccination rates by mid-June.
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